Note that, in the passages below, the emboldened and same-coloured parts of words listed immediately after the phrase ‘Pronunciation tip’, are pronounced in the same way. For example, ‘Pronunciation tip: zilch, chat’ means the ‘ch‘ in the word ‘zilch’ sounds just like the ‘ch’ in the word ‘chat’.
zilch
‘Zilch’ means ‘no amount at all‘ as in ‘I know zilch about this‘. It can also be used to mean ‘something of no importance or value‘.
Pronunciation tip: zilch, chat.
zit
A ‘zit’ is a ‘small inflamed elevation of the skin‘.